Chapter 16 - The Water Breaks
The shootout raged violently, shattering the opulent surroundings into millions of pieces of broken glass and splintered wood.
Suddenly, amidst the deafening noise and chaos, Claire let out a blood-curdling scream.
It wasn't a scream of fear. It was a scream of pure, agonizing physical pain.
Eleanor dropped back behind the marble island, sliding over to her daughter. "Evie! Are you hit?!"
"No!" Claire gasped, her fingernails digging painfully into Eleanor’s forearm. She looked down in sheer horror.
A pool of clear fluid was rapidly soaking the floor beneath her.
"My water broke!" Claire screamed over the sound of gunfire. "The baby is coming! Right now!"
The sheer terror of the home invasion, combined with the explosive adrenaline, had triggered immediate, rapid labor. Claire was going to give birth on the floor of a warzone.
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Eleanor looked around wildly. "David! Hold them off! We need medical evac immediately!"
"Police are three minutes out, Ma'am!" David yelled back, laying down suppressing fire.
